Car-signal



(No Model.)

J. RBEARINGER, Jr.

GAR SIGNAL.

No. 582,497. Patented May 11, 189,7.

Inf/anion UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

JOHN F. BEARINGER, JR., OF GREENOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-SIGNAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,497, dated May 11, 1897.

Application filed October 22, 1896. Serial No. 609,745. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. BEARINGER, J r., a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Greenock, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Caboose-lVhistles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in caboose -whistles, and has for its object to construct a whistle that can be'used by the conductor and brakemen of freight-trains for signaling to the engi. neer in case of a parted train or during foggy weather and the like.

The invention further aims to construct a device of this character that may be used for various other purposes than that above stated and that will be extremely simple in its construction, strong, durable, effectual in its operation, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention iinally consists in the novel4 construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In describing the inventionin detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this speciflcatiomand wherein like" letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views,in which- Figure l is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a Caboose, showing the whistle in position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the cylinder. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the operatinglever. Fig. 4L is a transverse vertical sectional View of the piston-head. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the bottom plate of the cylinder. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the piston-head.

In the drawings, a represents the cylinder, which may be of any suitable size and carries on its top a whistle b, likewise of any suitable size and make. The base-plate c of this cylinder is provided with a series of openings d d, arranged at suitable intervals to admit the air into the cylinder. A piston-rod e carries a piston-head f, operating in the cylinder, said hood provided with flap-Valves 7L. The

. piston-rod carries at its lower end a cross-bar 7n, operating on guide-rods Z Z, secured to the base-plate c at their top and connected at their base by a bar or rod m. The cross-bar 7c is attached at or near its outer ends to vertical rods n n, provided on their upper ends with hooks 0 0,which engage the ends of the yoke p, carried by the operating-lever q, said lever being supported by a brace r, in which it is pivoted, said brace being attached to the roof of the caboose or at any suitable place. The operating-lever is provided in its outer end with an eyelet s, adapted to receive the operating-cord t, passing over pulleys u, arranged at suitable points in the Caboose, said cords passing to each end of the caboose, so as to be in convenient position for use. A spring o is attached to the roof or other suitable point and presses on the operating-lever to retract the same.

7e will now assume for the purpose of illustration that the device is in position on the Caboose and it is desired to operate the same.

The operator grasps the hand-line and by pulling downward on same pulls the outer end of the operating-lever down, and by its pull on the rods "a n forces the piston-head upward in the cylinder and expelling the air through the whistle to sound the same. Vhen the hand-line is released, the spring o willforce the piston-head downward again to its -normal position, and air will be admitted to the cylinder during this movement through the apyalves h 7L in the cylinder-head.

It will be observed that the device can be arranged to be applied to Various other purposes than that herein shown and described 4and that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a Caboose-whistle, the combination of a cylinder carrying a whistle, a piston-head operating in-said cylinder, said piston-head carrying Hap-valves, a rod connected to said head, said rod carrying a cross-bar operating on guide-rods carried by the base-plate of the cylinder, rods connected to said cross-piece,

an operating-lever having a yoke attached to said rods, a hand-line to operate said lever,

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tached to said rods, hand-lines connected to the lever, said lines passing' over pulleys arranged in the car and a spring to retract the lever to its normal position, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses,

JOI-IN F. BEARINGER, JR.

lVitnesses:

A. M. WILSON, I-I. E. SEIBERT. 

